Total births
40
Girls' name · since 2013
Aelani
40 babies named Aelani in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14751
- among girls today
- 40
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Aelani is the #14751 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 40 recorded since 2013.
Social Security Administration records show Aelani recorded 40 times among girls since 2013, holding rank #14751 nationally today, ahead of 17% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2013 to 2024.
- #14751 among girls today
- 40 born since 2013
- 2020s peak decade
- 17% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Aelani is currently the #14751 girls' name in America, more common than 17% of girls - 40 born since 2013, peaking in the 2020s.
- #14751
- among girls today
- 40
- born since 2013
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 17%
- more common than other girls
Aelani vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#14751
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 17% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Aelani was born in this single decade.
2021
Single peak year
9 babies were named Aelani in 2021 - its busiest year on record.
How Aelani compares
40 13th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Aelani's all-time total is 90% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Aelani | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 40 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 9 | 48 | 19,840 |
Aelani's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Aelani's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 55% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 45%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2013, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 2021 peak of 9, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Aelani at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2021
Current rank
#14,751
Active since
2013
Aelani popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 12 years of records
Aelani by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Aelani's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Aelani births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
18 births
- 2020s
2020s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 22 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Aelani? ▼
40 babies have been named Aelani since 2013. It currently ranks #14751 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 9 births.
When was Aelani most popular? ▼
Aelani was most popular in the 2020s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Aelani been used? ▼
Records for Aelani go back to 2013, giving 12 years of history through 2024.
What names are similar to Aelani? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Aela, Aella, Aelin, Aeliana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Aelani
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2013–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Aelani: #14751 Girls' Name - 40 Births, Peak 2021." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/aelani. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Aelani draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.